Everyday Systems

RJLupin

Same as wosnes! I feel that this diet is so incredible because it allows you to follow it in any given situation. I just spent a weekend visiting family and in work meetings. i was still able to stick to the diet. Everyone eats lunch and dinner! And breakfast is in your hands to be sure you get. I ...

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I have only been doing No S for a little over a week, and I can tell I have lost at least 4 pounds (I won't weigh for another couple of weeks. I was eating SO much before I started, the weight is just falling off. Obviously it won't last like this forever, but it's nice to see pants getting looser i...

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A few weeks ago, I went to a French restaurant and had something called a cassoulet. I could only finish about 1/2 the dish because it was so satisfying. After that, I started to reconssider having skim milk for our kids. I've now started to buy some whole milk, which is very satisfying. Could it b...

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I had great S days last week. On Saturday we went to the cheese shop, and I got some amazing Mt. Tam from the Cowgirl Creamery in San Francisco. Then, we went to the gourmet chocolate place and I had two chocolate truffles; one dark chocolate stuffed with coconut, and one dark chocolate with a champ...

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I need to start cooking with more seafood, which I LOVE, but it's so expensive. I do love to cook pasta, but I always feel like I need some protein along with my carbs. I do eat eggs and dairy, and I do eat meat, I just don't really like chicken breasts or such. I don't have any problem with ground ...

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Fat makes you feel full, so if you try to eat "low fat" you WILL be hungry all the time. Personally, I wouldn't touch Alli; I read the page, and the "treatment effects" include pooping your pants. It even advises you not to leave the house for a few days after starting in case that happens! No, than...

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I am really trying to incorporate Michael Pollan's "Food Rules" into my No-S menus. Me, too. Okay, this is going to be a rant (and there's a connection to Food Rules . I've mentioned it here before, but I'm sick and tired of hearing about healthy food: healthy food, healthy recipes, healthy meals, ...

RJLupin

Last night I had a veggie chicken burger, corn on the cob, pinto beans, and a glass of whole milk. Easy to make, and tasted great!

RJLupin

It's only a matter of time before they start telling us to just eat one big meal all day, never stopping. "If you stop eating at any point, your metabolism will slow down!" You have to get a constant stream of nutrients into the muscles. Otherwise, you're totally going to go catabolic, bro. Fact ch...

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I think it's psychological, honestly. The newest research says clearly that diets don't cause a permanent change in metabolism, so the old idea that it's harder to lose weight every time just doesn't seem to be true. I really believe diets cause disordered eating habits, and distorted thinking. I am...

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Day 5 and doing great! I am not going to weigh for at least two weeks, since I don't want to get discouraged by slow weight loss. Above and beyond any weight issues, I am really loving the freedom I feel from obsessing about food, counting calories or carbs, or eating weird "diet" stuff that I don't...

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If you google it, you can find loads of people post-gastric bypass who sometimes develop severe nutritional deficiencies because of their limited food intake. I googled "post gastric bypass nutritional deficiencies" and it seems that it does happen, but it's caused by an overgrowth of intestinal ba...

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We have a really good farmer's market here in Dallas, and I love to go there and get different foods in season. I'm especially a big fan of corn on the cob (which I like to grill, with butter and lime) and strawberries. I need to get my mom to teach me her stew recipe. She makes the best beef stew e...

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RJLupin -- I agree about Paula Deen. Are you familiar with The Pioneer Woman ? I'm also fond of Martha Stewart's Everyday Food magazine/cookbooks/ TV show /blog. I was not aware of The Pioneer Woman, but looking at the site now. That pot roast looks amazing! I will have to try and do one for this w...

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Day 4 is going fine. This is the easiest thing I have ever done, diet wise. I can't wait to see how the month goes.

RJLupin

I confess I do use some soy products, like veggie burgers and faux chicken patties. God knows what's in them, but they are easy to make and I honestly don't like much meat anymore. I very much like rich cheeses and such, but I don't keep them around because I know I have a problem with them. I used...

RJLupin

I used to literally gorge all night too....and I would go to bed feeling sick, and not sleep well because I was so full. Today is Day 4 on my No S Diet, and already I am sleeping better because I am not going to bed full of junk. My tips? Don't sit around after dinner. Go out and do something, clean...

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I've seen both Volumetrics and Picture Perfect Weight Loss and I think they're both good and certainly compatible with No-S. I thought Volumetrics made something rather simple entirely too complicated. It boils down to something I've said here previously: eat more of the less calorie-dense foods an...

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What other books have you found that help with or are compatible with the No S Diet? I have a few that I really like, that are similar or have similar ideas. I LOVE the book "The French Don't Diet" by Dr. William Clower. He's a neuroscientist that has written extensively about how the French eat and...

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I personally would not do the milk. I save it for my meals. How about unsweetened ice tea? That's what I am using to break my soda addiction. No calories, no sugar, and all natural. I think V8 would be better, just don't get the super sugary kind made with fruit.

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Two ideas: one, make sure you're watching your sugar and super-refined carb intake. I really do believe that in some people, even lower calories won't be enough to help you lose weight if you're eating lots of sugary and highly processed stuff. Second, I recommend the book "Volumetrics" which places...

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Day 2 down, still doing great. This is SO much easier than what I was doing before. Since I told myself I wouldn't snack, there's never any debate about whether what I am eating is "on my diet" or not; I only eat at meals, and then I just eat one serving plate of normal food. I expected to be hungry...

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RJ, don't you know that you HAVE to eat at least 6 meals a day or your metabolism slows down? :roll: There is more pseudoscience than science in weight loss these days. It's only a matter of time before they start telling us to just eat one big meal all day, never stopping. "If you stop eating at a...

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True, people who have gastric bypass eat tiny amounts like that, but they do it under medical supervision and take huge amounts of supplements. For what it is worth, Nowadays, Gastric bypasses have become very comman and have become big business. Therefore, now most surgical orginanizations use Nut...

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Walking for 30 minutes a day is good, but it's not really enough to get a full workout. I would definitely add weights of some kind, and maybe bump up your time to an hour on the walking or do something more vigorous. This is stuff you should be doing anyway, but it doesn't hurt that it will also im...

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I am done with my first day, and starting on my second. Zero problems yesterday, to my surprise. Normally I would have binged on sugar and starch in the evening, but I didn't. It was great waking up this morning feeling normal, and not stuffed and sick. I ordered the book from Amazon, and it should ...

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Cough drop! I like that idea! I know on the Biggest Loser they recommend a piece of sugarless gum, but I have TMJ problems and gum is out of the question! But a menthol cough drop might be a solution. Thanks for sharing that. It really does help and it lasts a lot longer than the gum would. Also, I...

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Welcome, lilfrenchbee! Great to see the article translate into new no-essers so quickly. Relatively speaking -- no s came off pretty darn well. None of the 10 diets escaped unscathed and "charming techie patois" is certainly better than what the author had to say about bestselling "skinny bitch:" Y...

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I just started today, too. I thought this would be fairly easy. After one day, I quickly discovered that A) It's not that easy and B) I am addicted to snacking. If I only did 2 Ss (seconds and sweets) it would be easy. I did not expect the snacks to be the issue. They are, and it's huge! After work...

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Many of the reviews on Amazon are written by people too stupid to tie their own shoes, much less give a valid book critique. I saw that leptin post, too....not only was it rude, but it was also written (I believe) by someone trying to push their own diet book. Anyway, the leptin thing has pretty muc...

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Another good book I read was "Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes. I don't think low carb is really the best for everyone, but it DOES puncture the myth of "low fats diets" and points out how dangerous too much sugar can be. It's not a diet book, but rather a kind of expose about how we've ...

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Even if I don't lose a lot of weight, if I can get my eating under control and get over some of my food issues, I will consider it a success You hit the nail on the head for me! I couldn't have said it better! Today is my first day, also. I have done fine so far, although I am a bit hungry. Today w...

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In Dr. Dean Ornish's book about reversing heart disease, he mentions that he contacted Julia Child about contributing recipes to his book. She refused, saying "This is not compatible with my philosophy of food." She was the only one he contacted who refused. Go Julia! That's hilarious. Was he compl...

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Thanks for bumping this up. When people talk about not eating dairy or not eating late at night, I always think, but the French eat more dairy than the people of any of the Mediterranean countries, and they eat late, etc. I'm pretty sure Julia was influenced by their habits then, as well as by her ...

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I've been doing No S since September, reached my goal weight around Christmas, and am currently maintaining. My problem is that I have so much stuff going on in my life right now, especially at school (German high school is much worse than American high school, it's more like IB, actually), and I t...

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Thanks! Wish me luck!

RJLupin

Another good book I read was "Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes. I don't think low carb is really the best for everyone, but it DOES puncture the myth of "low fats diets" and points out how dangerous too much sugar can be. It's not a diet book, but rather a kind of expose about how we've a...

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This is the craziest one I've ever seen. Okay, I admit it. I've thought of trying it. lol :) The Five Bite Diet http://www.celebritydietdoctor.com/the-five-bite-diet/ This guy is crazy. Not only does he look emaciated, but his advice is dangerous. You wouldn't be getting enough of anything, and I b...

RJLupin

Hi everyone! Today is my first day on the No S Diet. I haven't gotten the book yet, but I think I have a pretty good idea on how to do it based on reading the boards and intro. I have always struggled with my weight since about the age of 12 or so. I went on a low-fat diet around then, and lost a lo...

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